(WIRED) Following complaints from privacy groups, California lawmakers on Friday suspended legislation to embed radio-frequency identification chips, or RFIDs, in its driver’s licenses and state identification cards. The legislation, S.B. 397, was put on hold by the state Assembly Appropriations Committee, despite it having been approved by the California Senate, where it likely will be re-introduced… Read More
Congress held its first public hearing about U.S. plans for military intervention in Syria on Tuesday. At some point during the conversation, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) — who has been skeptical about President Barack Obama’s proposal for “limited” action in Syria — was taking a break to play poker on his phone: Yes, that is @SenJohnMcCain playing poker on his… Read More
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Tuesday endorsed President Barack Obama’s call for military action in Syria. Following a meeting with President Obama and other key congressional leaders on Syria, Speaker John Boehner says, “I’m going to support the president’s call for action.”… Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and four other ships in its strike group moved into the Red Sea early on Monday, U.S. defense officials said, describing the move as “prudent planning” in case the ships are needed for military action against Syria. The officials said the Nimitz entered the Red Sea around… Read More
Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida said Sunday that intervening in Syria was not in the best interests of the United States, and said that any strike in the country would fail to remove Bashar al-Assad from power. “First, it’s not our responsibility,” Grayson, who launched the website dontattacksyria.com, said. “Secondly, whatever we do won’t actually… Read More
The F.B.I. has increased its surveillance of Syrians inside the United States in response to concerns that a military strike against the government of President Bashar al-Assad could lead to terrorist attacks here or against American allies and interests abroad, according to current and former senior United States officials. The government has also taken the… Read More
Man, isn’t it annoying when you accidentally delete an important email? And wouldn’t it be great if there was a publicly funded organisation who had the resources, and nothing better to do than hold onto all your personal data just in case? And would it not be reasonable then, if such an organisation was working… Read More
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — U.S. Rep. Justin Amash remained unswayed about a military strike against Syria after attending a classified briefing Sunday in Washington, D.C. Amash, R-Cascade Township, reiterated his skepticism in a tweet shortly after leaving the afternoon congressional briefing held by advisers to President Barack Obama. During the briefing, officials laid out evidence of a… Read More
Allowing your kids to play on scooters outside the house on a quiet street seems innocent-and common-enough. But a Texas mom was arrested and spent the night in jail after a neighbor complained that the children were unsupervised. The parent, Tammy Cooper, disputes the “humiliating” charge, saying she was watching the kids, ages 6 and… Read More
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is funding a nearly $2 million study in an attempt to find a link between cannabis consumption, and domestic violence: We have little doubt that it’s going to backfire, and conclude that cannabis reduces violence among partners. For the study, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is granting the University of Buffalo$1.86 million to conduct 4… Read More